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Harmful cold-starter spray?
« on: 24 December 2011, 22:38:49 »
I'm not sure of using this word well, it's a kind of spray that helps you starting your car at extreme cold weather. Pipe of spray is connected into the air intake system and - in case of hard start - before you start you push one or two strokes into the engine and it starts smoothly. Well, some winter ago I heard a legend that spray using risky becouse cylinder head could be exploded down by that. From my own part it sounds unbelievable if we talked about a product, which you could buy anywhere in the normal trade but two heads are better than one.

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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #1 on: 24 December 2011, 22:46:11 »
easy start or eather based products generally become adictive to a engine, i used to do aa work and we had memos not to use under any circumstances
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #2 on: 24 December 2011, 22:46:46 »
I know that some do not recommend the use of it, but as you say it is available every where.

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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #3 on: 24 December 2011, 22:47:04 »
Never used it. Never needed to. I guess if it wont start something needs fixing. No spray will fix that.
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #4 on: 24 December 2011, 22:51:47 »
just not worth it in long run, once becomes addictid to the stuff its needed every start, if its diesel just fire some new and decent glow plugs in it, cheaper in long run
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #5 on: 24 December 2011, 22:52:32 »
The manufacturer doesn't supply a can of this stuff with the car when it's new - so don't use it. :-X
It's ether-based, and therefore volatile, so causes extremely rapid cylinder/combustion wear, as the engine is rapidly (rather than naturally), sprung into life.

Your engine should start reasonably well "as is" so it's best to investigate/remedy the problem. ;)
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #6 on: 24 December 2011, 23:03:13 »
Thx guys, I don't need to use  but a little argue is here in the hun omega forum ...I don't have any experience, just thought help them if I can... :y :y :y
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #7 on: 24 December 2011, 23:04:20 »
...and Merry Christmas all of you!  :) :) :)
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #8 on: 24 December 2011, 23:07:25 »
Merry Christmas to You and your Family Laszlo
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #9 on: 24 December 2011, 23:10:03 »
This has puzzled me for years.... I know people use Easy Start, I also believe the engines get addicted/rely on it, but never understood how an engine can get addicted lmao...
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #10 on: 24 December 2011, 23:13:34 »
not too sure why myself and never looked into it, just know i steer away from the stuff
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #11 on: 24 December 2011, 23:24:05 »
Quote from: Darth Loo-knee on 24 December 2011, 23:10:03
This has puzzled me for years.... I know people use Easy Start, I also believe the engines get addicted/rely on it, but never understood how an engine can get addicted lmao...

It's so volatile that it causes RAPID wear as I've outlined above Great One! ;)
If extreme cold-starting is difficult, then a flare held close to the intake is a safe bet ;)
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #12 on: 24 December 2011, 23:46:19 »
Quote from: Darth Loo-knee on 24 December 2011, 23:10:03
This has puzzled me for years.... I know people use Easy Start, I also believe the engines get addicted/rely on it, but never understood how an engine can get addicted lmao...

It's not getting addicted to it, it's just getting knackered. Less and less compression means more easy start required.
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #13 on: 24 December 2011, 23:50:42 »
i did think along them lines when was mentioned about the rapid wear
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Re: Harmful cold-starter spray?
« Reply #14 on: 24 December 2011, 23:55:58 »
Quote from: Darth Loo-knee on 24 December 2011, 23:10:03
This has puzzled me for years.... I know people use Easy Start, I also believe the engines get addicted/rely on it, but never understood how an engine can get addicted lmao...

Please help! Crackhead cars !  ;D ;D ;D
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